9 Healthy Breakfast recipes for school going kids

7 months agoBhawna Goel

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Speak to any mother and the conversation will eventually turn to their kids’ food habits and their effort to get them to eat healthy while making the food tasty and appealing at the same time. Breakfast is a meal when mothers are most pressed for time, yet they want their kids to have a tasty and healthy meal. We bring you recipes which are easy to whip-up and go beyond the boring bread-butter or cereal.

9 Healthy Breakfast recipes for school going kids

#1. Cheese carrot paratha

Most kids love cheese and all mothers love it when their kids eat veggies. With this delicious paratha, kids will get a dose of healthy carrots along with their favorite, cheese.
Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - enough to make dough

Carrot – 2 small

Grated Cheese – 1/3 cup

Roasted Jeera powder – 1 tsp

Chat Masala powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt – to taste

Oil / Ghee – toast

Method:

Make dough for rotis / paranthas with the whole wheat flour, enough water and a pinch of salt.

Stuff this filling into the parathas and cook parathas with ghee/oil and your delicious parathas are ready.

Tip: Serve with curd, raita, butter or tomato sauce. Not only are they excellent at breakfast but make for a delicious lunch too.

#2. Beetroot sesame paratha

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Beetroots are rich in iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and a host of vitamins. This unusual but delicious recipe is the perfect way to get not just kids but adults too to eat this wonderful vegetable.
Ingredients:

Boiled and mashed beetroot - 1/4 cup

Sesame seeds - 1 tablespoon

Whole wheat flour - ½ cup

Oil - 2 tsp oil for dough plus 2 tsp for cooking

Coriander powder - ½ tsp

Turmeric powder - ¼th tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and knead the dough.

Roll out the paranthas.

Heat a tava and cook the paranthas, adding a little oil on each side.

Tip: Kids will love this paratha with butter and ketchup. Adults are sure to enjoy these with pickles and curds. You could pre-boil and refrigerate the beetroots to speed up breakfast.

#3. No Bake breakfast balls:

This unusual but easy to make recipe is perfect for the child with a sweet tooth. It is filled with the goodness of nuts, a multitude of vitamins and minerals and is the perfect breakfast on-the-go.
Ingredients

Note: Almond butter, peanut butter, chocolate bits and granola are now easily available at any high-end grocery store.
Method:

Put all ingredients except almond butter, peanut butter, and granola into the food processor. For balls that bind well, consider chopping them coarsely.

Mix in the almond butter, peanut butter, and granola and put the mixture in the fridge for about 3 hours.

Use a tablespoon scoop to scoop up and roll into balls with clean hands.

Tip: Store the balls in an airtight container to keep fresh for a couple of days. You could substitute the nuts mentioned above with any of your liking or add a few more like pecans, pistachios or walnuts.

#4. Paneer Bhurji Sandwich/rolls

If your kids and you are tired of eating the same old bread-jam or bread butter here is an easy to make paneer sandwich or roll which the entire family will love.
Ingredients:

Brown bread for sandwich - 2 slices OR chapatis / parathas for rolls

Fresh Paneer -100 gm

Onion chopped finely - 1 small

Tomato chopped finely - ½ small

Ghee/oil - ½ tsp

Pinch of turmeric

Pinch of salt

Pinch of garam masala

Method:

To make Bhurji - Grate paneer. In a pan, sauté onions in a little ghee/oil till they are transparent. Add tomatoes and sauté till cooked.

Add the salt, turmeric, garam masala and paneer.

Spread this Bhurjee between two slices of bread to make a sandwich.

Roll this bhurji in a parantha or chapati to make a quick and tasty roll.

Tip: You could spread a layer of green coriander-mint chutney or ketchup or mayonnaise in the sandwich as per your child’s taste. You could serve the sandwich as breakfast and the Bhurjee with parathas for lunch.
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#5. Sweet Cinnamon French Toast

Eggs are a must have for growing kids as they come packed with protein and a host of other vitamins and minerals. This French toast recipe is a delicious way to ensure your kids eat their eggs and love them too.
Ingredients:

Egg - 1

Milk - 1 tbsp

Bread - 2 slices

Sugar/honey - 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder - 1 pinch

Butter to fry

Method:

Crack the egg in a bowl and add milk, cinnamon powder, and sugar/honey. Whisk well into a smooth batter.

Cut the bread into any shape your kids fancy.

Dip the bread into egg mixture and let it soak the egg for a couple of minutes but not too much that the bread breaks in the egg mixture.

Heat butter in a non-stick pan.

Put soaked slices on pan and let it fry. Flip the slices over and cook on both sides until golden brown and as crisp as you like.

Tip: Serve with a dollop of cream, syrup or fresh cut fruit to make this French toast simply irresistible.

#6. Mix vegetable idlis

Are your kids bored of regular idlis? This recipe adds the goodness of vegetables to good old idlis to make them not just more colourful, but also healthier.
Ingredients:

Add all vegetables and salt and saute on medium flame for a few minutes stirring frequently. You do not have to cook it fully as we are going to steam it with the idli batter.

Add coriander leaves and remove from heat.

After it cools, mix it with the idli batter. Take a ladle of batter and pour it in the idli moulds.

Steam for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Your idlis are ready.

Tip: Serve with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup as per your kid's taste. You can add little garam masala powder, chilli powder and coriander powder for spicy vegetable idli. Mix vegetable idli with chutney and sambar makes for a complete family meal too.

#7. Ragi (nachni / finger millet) vegetable dosa

Ragi is packed with proteins, iron, and calcium in high amounts. Because of this, it is a healthy addition to a child’s diet and in many regions, one of the first foods babies are introduced to. The addition of vegetables only enhances its goodness.
Ingredients:

Ragi (finger millet) flour - ¾ cup

Wheat flour - ¼ cup

Sooji (semolina) - 2-3 tbsp

Mix Vegetables grated or chopped: carrots, spinach, onion, and tomato

Corainder leaves - a few, finely chopped

Curd - 1 spoon

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Water, as required

3 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

In a bowl, add the flours, semolina, vegetables, cumin seeds, coriander, salt, curd, and mix, while adding water. Mix it properly to form a smooth batter without lumps.

The consistency of the batter shouldn’t be too watery – so add water in portions to not make it too runny.

In a pan, add oil and spread the batter as you would make a regular dosa.

Let it cook/roast for a couple of minutes or until one side turns golden brown and the other is cooked.